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Posted: 8/17/2015 7:21:11 AM EDT
| I need to install a FH on my SBR. I had a smithy remove the old hider( I couldn't get it off). The gunsmith said to apply some loctite and thread it on.. that's it. I did that but wanted to make certain that it was on tight enough. I used the silencerco tool they supplied for FH installation and tightened it as snugly as I could. I didn't use a torque wrench or anything. Am I good to go? |
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You know why you couldn't get the old one off? Because whoever put that one on did something dumb like use Loctite.
Here is how you install a flash hider: https://youtu.be/dWzs9JA4U4w?t=46 |
| Using BLUE Locktite should not be a problem. It is designed to keep things in place but not be permanent or require heat to remove the part. Snug the hider up good and you should be GTG. If the hider has ports or holes that need to be timed to a certain position, that is a different issue. |
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Using BLUE Locktite should not be a problem. It is designed to keep things in place but not be permanent or require heat to remove the part. Snug the hider up good and you should be GTG. If the hider has ports or holes that need to be timed to a certain position, that is a different issue. correct but blue loctite on a flash hider is almost pointless due to the heat/cooling cycles. OP is better off just getting a crush washer. |
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Did anyone actually bother to watch either of the videos posted?
The Surefire video showed how to properly clean the threads, and showed timing a flash hider using shims. No washers nor shims are needed since the device does not need to be timed. SilencerCo recommended RED Loctite, or Rockset IF desired, and tighten to 20-30 lb/ft, same as Surefire, and Smith Enterprise calls for 20. OP, you didn't say what kind of thread locker you used, and I don't know how tight your "snugly as I could" is. If it is between 20 and 30 lb/ft, you're withing the the range that SilencerCo specified, if not, you're not. |
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correct but blue loctite on a flash hider is almost pointless due to the heat/cooling cycles. OP is better off just getting a crush washer. Quoted:
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Using BLUE Locktite should not be a problem. It is designed to keep things in place but not be permanent or require heat to remove the part. Snug the hider up good and you should be GTG. If the hider has ports or holes that need to be timed to a certain position, that is a different issue. correct but blue loctite on a flash hider is almost pointless due to the heat/cooling cycles. OP is better off just getting a crush washer. Unless he's going to use a can. |
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Quoted: the FH I used was a silencerco trifecta which hosts a silencerco Saker-K. I was told by the gunsmith to just snug it up and go. I didn't use a crush washer but I did blue loctite it. You're probably GTG. Don't sweat it, just shoot it. The worse that can happen is it comes loose. It's an easy visual check, and you can manually check it with your bare hand after everything has cooled down. If it does happen to come loose (which I doubt), just tighten it back up to the proper torque range. FH installation isn't exactly rocket science.  |
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You're probably GTG. Don't sweat it, just shoot it. The worse that can happen is it comes loose. It's an easy visual check, and you can manually check it with your bare hand after everything has cooled down. If it does happen to come loose (which I doubt), just tighten it back up to the proper torque range. FH installation isn't exactly rocket science.
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the FH I used was a silencerco trifecta which hosts a silencerco Saker-K. I was told by the gunsmith to just snug it up and go. I didn't use a crush washer but I did blue loctite it. FH installation isn't exactly rocket science.
I thought as much just wanted to hear it from the people. Thanks for the feedback. |
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I thought as much just wanted to hear it from the people. Thanks for the feedback. Quoted:
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the FH I used was a silencerco trifecta which hosts a silencerco Saker-K. I was told by the gunsmith to just snug it up and go. I didn't use a crush washer but I did blue loctite it. FH installation isn't exactly rocket science.
I thought as much just wanted to hear it from the people. Thanks for the feedback. Well, understand that when he says "the worst that can happen is it comes loose", that means baffle and end-cap strikes on your thousand dollar suppressor. To put this in perspective, a torque wrench costs 38 dollars on Amazon and if you have problems, the first thing Silencerco is going to ask is "how was the flash hider mounted?". |
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Well, understand that when he says "the worst that can happen is it comes loose", that means baffle and end-cap strikes on your thousand dollar suppressor. To put this in perspective, a torque wrench costs 38 dollars on Amazon and if you have problems, the first thing Silencerco is going to ask is "how was the flash hider mounted?". Quoted:
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the FH I used was a silencerco trifecta which hosts a silencerco Saker-K. I was told by the gunsmith to just snug it up and go. I didn't use a crush washer but I did blue loctite it. FH installation isn't exactly rocket science.
I thought as much just wanted to hear it from the people. Thanks for the feedback. Well, understand that when he says "the worst that can happen is it comes loose", that means baffle and end-cap strikes on your thousand dollar suppressor. To put this in perspective, a torque wrench costs 38 dollars on Amazon and if you have problems, the first thing Silencerco is going to ask is "how was the flash hider mounted?". Excellent point |
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